Adjectives and adverbs
adjectives before nouns and after linking verbs; adverbs of manner and frequency; adverbs of time and place; adverb order with movement and location verbs; degree and attitude adverbs.
1. The revised proposal sounds _____ and financially realistic.
Multiple Choice20sAconvincing✓BconvincinglyCconvinceDconviction💡 Sound is a linking verb here, so it is followed by an adjective.
2. An adverb of frequency normally comes after the verb be, as in 'The office is usually quiet.'
True / False20sTrue ✓False💡 Frequency adverbs precede most lexical verbs but follow be.
3. Because the road was icy, Morgan drove extremely _____. (careful)
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedcarefully💡 An adverb of manner modifies the action drove.
4. Which sentence has the normal order with a verb strongly connected to place?
Multiple Choice20sAThe train arrived at Platform 4 at 18.20.✓BThe train arrived at 18.20 at Platform 4.CThe train at 18.20 arrived Platform 4.DAt 18.20 Platform 4 the train arrived at.💡 With arrive, place normally comes before time when both are stated.
5. Match each adverb to the information it adds.
Matching30scarefully→manneroften→frequencyyesterday→timeupstairs→placeextremely→degree💡 The adverbs answer how, how often, when, where or to what degree.
6. Our monthly review meetings are _____ online. (usual)
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedusually💡 An adverb of frequency comes after the verb be.
7. Put the chunks in order to position manner and time naturally.
Put in Order30s- 1.The team
- 2.completed
- 3.the complex task
- 4.remarkably quickly
- 5.yesterday.
💡 A manner adverb can follow the verb and its object, with a time adverb later.
8. Which phrase places the adverb of degree correctly?
Multiple Choice20sAan extremely useful guide✓Ban useful extremely guideCan useful guide extremelyDan extreme usefully guide💡 The degree adverb extremely goes directly before the adjective useful.
9. Adverbs of manner must always go before the verb they modify.
True / False20sTrueFalse ✓💡 Manner adverbs have more than one possible position.
10. Use actually as a sentence-attitude adverb: I disagree with the proposed schedule, _____.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedactually💡 Actually can express the speaker's attitude to the whole statement.
11. Choose the correct form: The interns worked _____ to meet the deadline.
Multiple Choice20sAhard✓BhardlyCdifficultDhard-working💡 Hard is the adverb of manner meaning with great effort; hardly has a different meaning.
12. Match each contextualised linking-verb phrase to the adjective that completes it naturally.
Matching30sAfter the harsh wash, the fabric feels→rough.With every step defined, the explanation seems→clear.After hours in the oven, the soup smells→delicious.As the storm approached, the sky became→darker.Since the repair, the engine sounds→unusual.💡 Linking verbs connect the subject to an adjective describing it.
13. Use the adverb formed from recent: Several colleagues have joined the project _____.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedrecently💡 Recently is an adverb of time.
14. An -ly adverb of manner can sometimes appear before the verb.
True / False20sTrue ✓False💡 Although the most common position is after the verb or object, some -ly manner adverbs can precede the verb.
15. Which sentence follows the usual place-before-time order?
Multiple Choice20sAWe stayed in Cardiff for three nights.✓BWe stayed for three nights in Cardiff.CWe for three nights stayed in Cardiff.DWe stayed three nights at Cardiff in.💡 Stay has a strong connection with place, so place normally precedes time or duration.
16. Reorder the chunks to describe a regular arrangement.
Put in Order30s- 1.We
- 2.usually meet
- 3.at the main office
- 4.on Fridays
- 5.after lunch.
💡 Usually precedes the lexical verb meet, and place comes before the time expressions.
17. Use the degree adverb formed from absolute: The heating has failed and I am _____ freezing.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedabsolutely💡 Absolutely is a degree adverb that directly modifies the extreme adjective freezing.
18. Which sentence correctly uses an adjective after a linking verb?
Multiple Choice20sAShe looked nervous before the interview.✓BShe looked nervously before the interview.CShe nervous looked before the interview.DShe looked nerve before the interview.💡 Look is a linking verb here and takes the adjective nervous.
19. Frequency adverbs normally come before be, as in 'They often are late.'
True / False20sTrueFalse ✓💡 The position of frequency adverbs with be differs from their position with lexical verbs.
20. Please close the door _____ because the baby is asleep. (quiet)
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedquietly💡 Quietly is the manner adverb modifying close.